Combined gaff-hook and fish-rod.



II. UIICK.

COMBINED GAFF HOOK AND FISH ROD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I9. 1916.

Damme-d A p12 29, 1919.

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CGMBFTED @AFF-HOOK MD FISH-ROD.

Application tiled February 19, 1916.

Y zen of the United States, and resident of Burlington, inthe county oiliar-ine and State of ilisoonsin, have invented new and usefulimprovements in Combined Gallli'oolrs and Fish-Rods, of which thefollowing; is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which are a part of this specilioation. I f This inventionrelates to improvements in combined gag hook and fish rod.

ln shing for comparatively large lish it is the usual practice to landthe fish into the boat b v means of a landing net or ged hook and withthe larger lish the latter means is usually employed. rlhis manner otlanding the fish is very satisfaotomY with the 'exception that thelanding device used is v not always inv a position to be Convenientlygrasped by the fisherman and consequently many large iish are lostduring the interval or time between the arrival ot the lish to gadingposition and getting possession oi' the hoolr usually just out ot reachin the boat. Losses or" this nature are not conducive tov the pleasureof the trip nor to the temper of the fisherman and conse qnently areverf; objectionable.

lt is one of the objects oi the present invention to overoome the beforementioned. objectionaole features and provide a landing device in theform, of a hoolr which is combined with and 'formspart ot the. iish` Afurther object of the invention is to provide a combined hook and fishrod in which a gall' hook telescopes into the handle and first joint of.the rod in a marr-y ner to be easily and quickly Withdrawn from the rodand used Without the necessity of changing position or looking for thegall hook.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined gaif hook androd in which the hook may be used either as a hook or a spear.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined gall hoolr'and iish rod in which improved. means are provided tor removing a iishfrom the hook.

,A further object oi the invention is to Specification of LettersPatent.

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Serial Il'o. 79,332.

provide a combined gall hook and sh rod in which the ga -is providedwith a told.-

ahle hook portion which may be looked in folded position when desired.

A further object of the present invention 1s to provide a Combined gaiihook and fish rod which is of very simple construrtion,

is strong and durable and may be manuiaotured at a minimum cost.

1With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of theimproved combined lish rod and gall hoolrand its parts and combinationsas set orth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

ln the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate .the same parts in all of the views:

Figure -l is a side View partly in Sectio of the handle and lower jointof the im proved combined gai? hook and fish rod, the gaf? hook portionbeing;l shown as partly Withdrawn' from the fish rod; u

Fip 2 is an enlarged side View of the gaf hook and a portion of the fishrod han-- dle, parts of the handle and being shown in section toillustrate interior onstruction and With the barbed hook in openposition as if Withdrawn from the lish rod and the hook shoWnin itsreleased position,

Fig. 3 is a top lView of the point and hooi; portion of the ged detachedfrom the handle partyand Fig. is a side View showing means .for lockingthe hook portion in closed position.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates the handle orv buttjoint of a sh rod and which comprises the handle vportion 9, the reelseat 10, the rod portion il and ay line guide 12. The rod portion il asshown is formed of tubular steel of ordinary construction but may beformed of amT other material such as bamboo or Wood and bored to providea tubulariportion or Wood provided vvith a metallic tubular lining; toform a bore. The bore l?) of the rod portion e tends through the reelseat and handle portions 10 and 9 and also through a threaded projectionlll which extends from the lovver fiat end l5 of said handle. 'An-(nitemnon handle 16 having a forward tlat 'face l? of a sizecorresponding to the tlat end l5 oli' a. its,

recess 18 to receive the threaded projection lelof the handle 9. rl`hethread of this projection is very coarse and short to forni a strongconnection between the parts and to provide for the parts bein' quicklyseparated by a slight turn o? the extension handle.

When the two handles are connected together the extension handle forms aflush continuation of the rod handle.

The extension handle has a forwardly projecting rod 20 connected theretowhich extends and tits within the tubular portion oir the handle, reelseat and `rod section. The rod 20 forms the shank of the gait hook andits removable vforward pointed end portion 2l is formed as a separatesection which has a threaded connection 22 with the threaded end 23proper of the rod.

The pointed section of the rod is formed with an elongated slot 24 toreceive the foldable barbed hook 25 which is lpvotally connected at itsinner end to said `Viointed section by a Divot pin 26. A hat spring 27mounted t one end in the section has its opposite free end bearingagainst a shouldered portion 28 of the hook 25 and is adapted toyieldingly hold the hook in open position as shown in Fig.. 2 of thedrawing. I

The pivoted end portion of the hook is also provided with. a stopshoulder 29 which engages a part 30 of the pointed section and serves tolimit the outward swing of the hook, 25.

A barb 31 is formed 0n the free end of the hook to more securely holdthe fish thereon.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4 a corrugated sleeve 32 is mountedon the pointed section for holding the hook in closed position. Thesleeve is provided with a ren cessed portion 33 so that when the sleeveis turned to bring the recess into register with the elongated slot 24of the section the, hook 25 wili"automatically swing outwardly.

inv using1 the first described iorin of hook the hook may be used in theordina-ry manner or the pointed end may be driven/diy` rectly intothehsh and any down pull of the fish will cause the hook portion to swingouta wardly and firmly hold the fish and when it is desired to removethe [ish from the hoolr it is only necessary to push the pointed section through the fish and uuscrew said se c tion from the main portionand withdrawA the main portion from the sh.

lin using the modified form the hook will remain in closed positionwhile being,r pushed i1 to the iish until the sleeve is buried and tlieuby giving a slight turn to the rodrthe sleeve being held fromturningjbry engagement with the fish, until the hookis in ree'- isterwith the sleeve'recess, the hook willl then be released and springoutwardly/ as before described. l y.

From the foregoing. description it will be l,tially throughout thelength of the joint,A ',said joint having a handle section, of a gaithook, the shank portion of which is adapted to be slidably received inthe tubular joint of the rod, said shank having an elongated groove nearits inner end, a pointed extremity at said end, a hook pivotally mountedwithin one end of the groove, a shouldered portion formed on said hookfor engagement with the endvvall of the groove to limit the outwardmovement of the hook to an acute angular position with respect to theshank and a spring positioned to force the hook into such angularposition.

2. The combination' with the butt joint of a fish-'rod of tubularconstruction substantially throughout the length of the joint, saidjoint having a handle section, of a gaf? shank slidably extending withinthe butt joint and having a ioldalole hook mounted within its inner endortion and a handle section at itsouter en which forms a continuation of'the handle of the butt joint and means whereby the two handle sectionsmay loe removably securedtog'gether by rotation. with. respect to oneanother.

3. The combination with the butt-joint'of a fish rod of tubularconstruction substan- 'tially throughout the length of the joint, saidjoint having a handle section, of a ged shank slidably extending withinthe butt joint and having a foldable hook mounted Within its inner endortion and a handle section at its outer end, which 'forms acontinuation of the handle of the butt joint and a threaded extensionformed 'on the first,

mentioned handle section for engagement with a socket in the secondmentioned handle section for removably securin f the two hook isjin usea partial rotation thereof' will release the barb.

.' l5. A gft-ii' hook comprising a shank, a inin-v dle secured to one enthereof, a pointed eirtreniity located at the opposite end, alongitudinally disposed groove formed 'in saidHV 'shank adjacent the vpointed extremity, va spring actuated barb pivotelly, mounted andadapted to be housed within. the groove and i3

